Agronomists

Our Sales Agronomist

We are very fortunate to have Brandon on the Ray Agro Team! Please read a little about him below. As always, if you have a question, need some assistance on something or just want to have a chat , please don’t hesitate to give him a call. He can be reached at the Stony Plain location. 

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Brandon Wagner

Stony Plain Location

 A Little Bit About Brandon...

Hi everyone, I would like to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Brandon Wagner and I am the new Sales Agronomist at Ray Agro and Petroleum LTD. I am excited to work with you to provide agronomic solutions for your farm. 

I grew up on a mixed cattle and grain operation 25 minutes southwest of Stony Plain. From a young age, I developed a strong interest in all thing’s agriculture, riding along during farming operations, attending bull sales and participating in 4-H. As I grew older, my involvement on my family’s farm expanded to include operating equipment, working cattle, machinery maintenance and assisting with many other tasks as needed. Upon completing high school, I decided to pursue a BSc in Agriculture with a major in crop science at the University of Alberta. I thoroughly enjoyed my degree and expanded greatly upon my knowledge of crop production, industry trends and agronomic practices.

My summers during university were spent working in industry. I spent 2 seasons as a summer student with Nutrien Ag Solutions in Stony Plain. Working under an agronomist provided me a great opportunity to see agronomy being applied in the real world. I spent much of my time scouting fields alongside the agronomist where I learned more about important topics such as herbicide timing, weed identification, fungicide timing, insect pests and many others. After 2 seasons I was looking to explore a different side of the industry and decided to take a position with Corteva Agriscience as part of their field sciences team. While at Corteva I assisted in conducting seed treatment trials, herbicide trials, fungicide trials and biological trials. I learned an immense amount about the research process and how to collect good quality data in a field setting.

After graduating university in the spring of 2022, I had the opportunity to travel to Australia and work on a cattle station in the outback for 4 months last winter. It was a unique experience that I will never forget and one that created many memories. Upon returning I spent this past summer with Bayer Crop Science as part of their market development team where I assisted with conducting canola hybrid trials, herbicide trials, fungicide trials, corn hybrid trials and seed treatment trials. Although I enjoyed my time in research, I missed interacting with producers in the retail setting. When the opportunity presented itself to work at Ray Agro in my own community, I was thrilled to take it. 

I enjoy playing recreational hockey and baseball with local teams along with fishing and attending local agricultural events. I look forward to meeting new people and catching up with those who already know me. I am excited to continue to expand my agronomic knowledge and work with you to provide agronomic solutions for your farm.